Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-14
RALEIGH'S BEER CASE
THE MATTER ARGUED BEFORE THE
sUPREME COURT.
Accident TO an Excursion Train-Pive
Persons Injured Horrible Death
Current Notes.
rspecIal telegram 10 mo pispa,cb. {,

RALEIGH, n. G., June l3 The Supreme
Count wBs crowded this afternoon b. hear
arguments In the hdbecS.c0rpus case OF
Richard GieIsch, b,rkeeper at the Yir.
borough, indicted for violating the locil.
option law by selling beer aud wine. Ar.
gumcnts in Giersch's favor were made by
John DcvorsuX and Edward &. Smith,
willie Il. I. Gray. Sbler Whitaker, A. l..
Lewis. and Il. II. Battle appeared on be.
hlG 81 The PT0libitiOnistS. The argu-
mtrts consumed several h0ur'. The jus.
ices announced that they would render
urc'aion In he case tomorrow morning nj
II O'cl0ck. II .. expected that they will
remand toe matter ~ the Superior Court,
20 th,t The grand jury there may God a
b II and a." case be heard so that 1t can
com" M regularly.
This morning an excursion train left
here filltd win colorCd people " Raleigh.
TIE excursion wos givcn by iircmcn. ana
The objective uoint was WarrcntOn. The
lslier piece = OF q small branch railway.
The engine OF the latter road was unable
10 pull toe entire train, 50 It was divided
into two sections. one section was taken
to WarrentOu. An engine came ND with
the second section, and the heavy cars
forced the engine down grade and against
wrecked oud live person, injured. An
were oNcursiOni-ts. The worst hurt
was GREY Washington. head. waiter OF
the Marlborough House, who was
severely bur; in the leg. lie was brought
back on the regular train tonight. The
excur-ioni.ts will not be able to reach here
until tomorrow morning. All the others
hurt were only slightly injured. There
were live hundred persons on the eXcur.
sion.
Luther stroud, q farmer in Orange
county, has died from lockiaw under SIN
gular circumstances. He had been cutting
wheat, and, becoming tired, sat on the
fence. He fell backward from the fence in
the wheat.cfedle, and was pierced entirely
through the body by the blade. He died
i'm few hours.
CURIOUS CHARTER.
Years ego clause was inserted in the
charter Of Newberne requiring a siX-eighth
vote upon any money appropriation. On
20 other condition was voucher valid.
The law has recently been disrcgarded, but
Judge Shpp has issued restraining order,
holding the aldermen right down to the
law. The application fol- the injunction
will be argued st TarOOro' on the 29d in
slant.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
A cOlton.factory is at once 10 be con-
strucied at Davidson College.
An extensive mill for the manufacture Of
cotton-paids IS 20 be built at Rutherford.
ton.
The bright little town OF Hickory i, to
have a cotton-factory also. a $4,000 hotel
is contracted Tor Al Hickory.
ITO Tf.t.l 4 oFayeffa at Eavoffoviita IL
neatly completed. it ranks among the
handsOmtst in the state, and replaces the
one burned two years ago.
The extensive smOking-tob1cco and ciga-
retlc factory at Rlleigh will begin opera.
tlons by The middle OF september, it is
stated.
TIE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Thirteen towns and cities in this Stite
yOtCd for no license at last weeks lOcll-Op-
ton election, while seven went for license
The prohibiIoni,t are disposed 10 be idbi-
liant over thor Gains, and LAY they show the
march and development OF the prohibition
idea.
1hfrc = q general movement in "wet
towns 10 adv ancc the price of licenses, and
IN s"uc snall places they baye been put at
from $3.50 10 700. That system tind- mlny
advocate.
RAILWAY NEWS.
Tie Palmetto railway from Hamlet, y.
C., 10 Crciaw. :. G., Is nov completed 10
point a mile this side Of the latter place.
The railway bridge over the Pee Dee river
at Chcraw j. under course Of construction,
10 be fin iShCd bv October Isl, Chlcf-Engi-
rcer MOucuie says. This Palmetto rad l.
a lire in the new North and south line, IN
which Richmond i specially interested.
GENERAL NEWS
Tie people are becoming quite patriotic
thi> year. and it appear, that mat good old
holiday the Fourth Of july Is 10 be OBJ
served 1T number OF places.
Governor scales has received notice tb1t
The North Carolina flags 10 the possession
Of the Government are 10 be returned. He
viii make requsition for them. II is under
stood that there mc over twenty-five such
naes. They viii De- stored IN the Capitol
in cl3ss ca.es. some NJ tho.c very flags
were taken from the Capitol ~ 1860 by the
Federal trool~, IT j, stated.
The Supr, me Court m the EdrnS clse,
Law, down the principle that an action for
SANDER by VIE agaio,t her husband can
not he maintained. The lower court had
decided that il could De maintained. but
The supreme Court rtycr,'S tn decision.
II - claimod that Mr,. Moore, wEp died
a few days since IN Rutherford county, Wa,
one hundred and live years OF csc.
Al The Slitb.Dcnm3r and D'uman.Niith
libel suits in Davidson county have been
COMPROMISED, and notice hr> been received
by the clerk OF Wake superior Court that
those in Wake have liheN lee been settled !n
that pleasant way.